I copied quotes from a reference book into my word count and it felt like cheating. I copied the 7000 word transcript from a podcast episode into my manuscript and it felt like cheating. Why was I valuing the “hard work” of writing new words above quotes that were far more likely to make it into the final draft? Why didn’t it count to add the transcript as first draft content and move on?

Welcome to The Creative Midwife Show! I’m your host, Kerryn Trisha, creative midwife, organiser of ideas, writer, editor, and writing coach. On the show I take you behind the scenes of writing my book and bring you guests to share their experience writing, editing, and publishing their book babies.

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SHOW NOTES:-

Episode 66 – How I Wrote The First 1,000 Words Of My Book:https://youtu.be/7onEoamlmzI

Wild Power by Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer & Alexandra Pope:https://amzn.to/4g4C4G9

Red School on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/red.school/

The Podcast Episode I Copy & Pasted... Episode 37 – The purpose of an idea isn’t always the execution:https://youtu.be/G1UaqR4KvYQ

My LinkedIn Profile:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerrynhewson/

Scrivener, Desktop Writing Application:https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview

On Not Writing Daily... Episode 68 – How To Come Back To Writing After A Break:https://youtu.be/AY5iSXmfFVE

Episode 67 – Amanda Petra: Saying Yes Even When You Don’t Know How:https://youtu.be/MIKjYqkxgX0

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69 - Is It Cheating To Copy & Paste Words Into My Book